Responses of Forest Trees to Drought

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change poses a serious risk to our forests and the ecosystem services they provide to society. Increased drought stress, in particular, is likely to be a key element driving climate effects on forests, even in places not currently limited by water availability. Expected changes in forest composition and function may be mediated by (1) direct effects of extreme levels of drought on tree species, (2) indirect effects through the interaction of other climate-related disturbances (e.g., wildfires, pathogens, forest pests), (3) the progressive mismatch between the ecological niche of tree species and their current distribution due to increased and more intense drought events, and (4) the interaction with ongoing changes in forest management and land use due to new social scenarios demanding different uses and services from forests. With this special issue of the journal Forests, special attention will be given to vulnerability of tree species to drought, both at the tree level and the resilience mechanisms at the forest population and community levels.

Prof. Dr. Steven Jansen
Guest Editor

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